Results 42,241-42,260 of 50,916 for speaker:Micheál Martin
- Office of the Attorney General (18 May 2011)
Micheál Martin: In the programme for Government, and, indeed, in the Government's legislative programme, the Taoiseach made a series of specific commitments on the legislative process. In particular, he promised that the early drafts of legislation would be brought before the House for debate before Bills are formally published. This has not happened on any occasion in the case of any legislation so far...
- Office of the Attorney General (18 May 2011)
Micheál Martin: In the Taoiseach's reply, he outlined that over the past two years there has been a staff reduction of 14 in the Attorney General's office. Looking at the scale of legislation promised for the remainder of the year, there is a case to be made that perhaps the capacity does not exist to process all of this legislation in this timeframe unless significant changes are made either in the...
- Ministerial Responsibilities (18 May 2011)
Micheál Martin: Question 4: To ask the Taoiseach the arrangements he has put in place to coordinate the work of Ministers of State. [9565/11]
- Ministerial Responsibilities (18 May 2011)
Micheál Martin: It is fair to state that the Taoiseach appointed three Ministers of State more than he stated were required, but he still left some very important areas uncovered. After very negative feedback, he agreed to extend two remits to include older people and drugs policy. In an honest bona fide way, I wish to put to the Taoiseach that there is concern about the apportionment of ministerial...
- Ministerial Responsibilities (18 May 2011)
Micheál Martin: Two of these three questions were mine. One question was on co-ordination and the other was on prioritisation. I mentioned the drugs policy earlier. The allocation of Ministries and remits is wrong and could undermine accepted analysis and approaches to the drugs issue. Will the Taoiseach look again at how the responsibilities have been allocated? Having been involved in the establishment...
- Departmental Staff (18 May 2011)
Micheál Martin: Question 7: To ask the Taoiseach the staff arrangements for the Government Information Service, including personnel contracted or seconded to the service; the responsibilities of all personnel attached to the Government Information Service; his plans, if any, to expand the number of personnel assigned to the Government Information Service above the level in place upon the Government's...
- Departmental Staff (18 May 2011)
Micheál Martin: As everyone is beginning to notice, most of what the Taoiseach said before 25 February must be re-examined to see if it still applies. The Taoiseach was extremely clear in his attacks on the Government Information Service and about the work of press and communications in Government Buildings prior to 25 February. In light of the fact he has retained all the functions of that office and most...
- Departmental Staff (18 May 2011)
Micheál Martin: I welcome the Taoiseach's response and take it from his statement that what emanates from the Government website and the Government Information Service is not propaganda or partisan in party political terms, and that he withdraws from all the attacks he made on the service repeatedly for over two years. I acknowledge his withdrawal of the remarks he made.
- Departmental Staff (18 May 2011)
Micheál Martin: It is about the future. There is no better practitioner of the art of spinning than the leader of Sinn Féin.
- State Assets (18 May 2011)
Micheál Martin: Question 8: To ask the Taoiseach if, following the transfer of staff and the establishment of a new economic secretariat in his Department, his Department will play any substantive or distinct role in the process of evaluating which State assets should be sold. [9865/11]
- State Assets (18 May 2011)
Micheál Martin: I have asked the question on the basis that the small economic unit has been transferred from the Department of the Taoiseach to the emerging Department under Deputy Brendan Howlin. The sale of State assets is a fundamental issue that the Government has indicated it will address. Will the Taoiseach have available to him within his Department independent advice to enable him to take a...
- State Assets (18 May 2011)
Micheál Martin: Will the Taoiseach articulate to the House what he considers to be a strategic and a non-strategic asset?
- State Assets (18 May 2011)
Micheál Martin: Can I have the Taoiseach's opinion?
- State Assets (18 May 2011)
Micheál Martin: There has been change.
- State Assets (18 May 2011)
Micheál Martin: On a point of order, the Taoiseach is misleading the House. I quoted verbatim from the EU and IMF deal negotiated by the Government and it does not state anything of the sort. It actually states the opposite.
- State Assets (18 May 2011)
Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach should check the record.
- State Assets (18 May 2011)
Micheál Martin: I am aware of the-----
- State Assets (18 May 2011)
Micheál Martin: It is important that the record be corrected. I am alerting the House to a serious error.
- State Assets (18 May 2011)
Micheál Martin: It is there in black and white.
- State Assets (18 May 2011)
Micheál Martin: That makes absolutely no sense.